Bed shield



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Patented Get. 3i), 1923.

UNITED STATES GWYNNE L. MARVIN, OF MORGAN' HILL, CALIFORNIA.

BED SHIELD.

Application led October 13, 1922. Serial No. 594,302.

To all 'whom t may concer/11,:

Be it known that I, GWYNNE L. MARVIN, a citizen of thefUnited States, residing at Morgan Hill, in the county of Santa Clara and State of California, have invented new and useful Improvements in Bed Shields, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in bed shields, the principal` object of which is to provide a shield which extends between two persons occupying the same bed for the purpose of protecting these persons against the breath of each other.

Another object is to provide a shield of this character which will act in a sanitary capacity.

A further object is to 4provide a shield which will contact the bed clothes thereby preventing one person from pulling the clothes from the other person.

Still further objects `are to provide a shield which will act as a support for a reading light, and one which may also be employed as a back rest, if desired.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent during the course of the following description.

In the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, and in which like numerals are employed to designate like parts throughout the same,

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a bed having my shield applied thereto,

igure 2 is a fragmentary top plan view of Figure 1,

Figure 3 is a detail perspective view of the manner of attaching the shield to a stand, and

Figure 4 is a detail perspective view of the stand clamp.

When two persons occupy the same bed, it is often desirous of turning toward the other party occupying the bed, but owing to sanitary conditions, it is often not advisable owing to the fact that one of the parties may be suffering from an infection, such as a cold, which is transferable, and it is often desirable to provide against the removal of the bed clothes from one side of the bed to the other, which results in the uncovering of one of the parties, and at the same time often provides quite` a space about the back and shoulders.

I propose to overcome these diiiiculties by In the accompanying drawings wherein,

for the purpose of illustration is shown a preferred embodiment of my invention, the

numerals 6 and 7 refer to the head and foot sections of the bed, respectively. These sections are joined by the usual side rails designated by the numeral 8, upon which a spring 9 is mounted. Upon this spring, the usual mattress 11 is placed, thus making thc ordinary bed upon which the bed clothes are spread. In order to clearly illustrate my invention,.I have omitted the bed clothes from the present drawing.-

The numeral 12 designates a tubular stand which is provided with legs 13 and 14, and it will be noted that the leg 13 is considerably longer than the leg 14, the reason for this being that the leg 14 abuts the base board and consequently must extend beyond the back line of the bed, y

Adjustably secured upon the tubular stand 12, I provide a collar 16 which is held in adjusted position by the set screw 17. This collar carries a U shaped member 18 which is adapted to encircle the cross rod 19 of the bed, thus securing the stand to the bed. A sliding rod 21 `is adapted to be moved in the tubular support 12 and carries upon its` upper extremity a pivoted rod 22 provided with a light 23. Electrical current is carried to this light through the medium of a cord 24 passing through the stand 12 and rods 21 and 22. Slidably secured to the support 12 is a clamp 26, which is split so' as to allow for a clamping action accomplished through the medium of a wing nut 27. This clamp` 26 carries a Hat shield 28 which is adapted to overlie the upper portion of the mattress 11, and it is between this shield and mattress that the bed clothes are spread. A chain 29 is secured tothe clamp 26 and extends downwardly and is attached to a spring 3l coiled about the support 12 at a point just above thepcollar 16.

The operation of my device is `as follows Assuming that the partsare in the position shown in Figure 1, and that the bedy clothes have been spread upon the mattress ms'y wardly by the spring 29 against the bed clothes. If desired the nut 27 can be tightened so as to hold the shield in adjusted position. 'Ihis will result in *the lower edge of the shield contacting the bed clothes and il'unctioning as before mentioned. The light 23 may be adjusted in any convenient manner. During the day time, the shield 28 and the light 28 are moved to the dotted line position shown in Figure 2 so as to be nconspicuous, but at'the same time quickly available for use, when desired.

It is to'be understood that the form of my invention herewith shown and described is to be taken as a preferred example Yor' the saine, and that various changes in the shape, size and arrangement of parts may be re sorted to without departingfrom the spirit of the invention or the scope of the sub-- 30 joined claims.

' risino' a tubular member a clarn a for securing said support toy saidV bed, a clamp vertically movable on said support,a shield secured to said clamp, and spring means for holding said shield in Contact with the covers of said bed, Y v

In testimony whereof I 'afli'x Y my sig-y nature.

-GVVYNNE L. MARV IN. 

